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Ava Addleman M.S., LAMFT
Ava is passionate about helping people find peace with themselves and others. Her approach to therapy is rooted in empathy, understanding, and a deep commitment to creating a space where clients feel welcome, seen, and heard. Ava’s work is guided by her mission to foster peace, create beauty, and help others feel at home and connected. She is passionate about being a place of deep understanding for others and walking alongside clients through life’s challenges.
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Isiah Arriaga MFT Intern
Isiah is passionate about walking alongside individuals, couples, and families on their journey toward growth and flourishing. It is an honor for him to be invited into the lives of those who trust that he will hold space for their challenges and joys. He believes that everyone has a unique story worth sharing, and is committed to honoring those narratives with empathy and understanding. His approach is rooted in evidence, unconditional support, love, creativity, openness, and collaboration. He believes that each person has the potential to live as their best self, and is dedicated to providing a safe, compassionate environment where clients feel allowed to explore and grow.
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Daniella Cameron M.S., LAMFT
Daniella seeks to provide a safe and reassuring space that allows clients to work through their story. She has a heart for meeting clients where they are at and walking with them through their journey and towards healing.
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Lorenzo Cantoja M.S., LAMFT
Lorenzo is a passionate individual dedicated to helping others find their peace. He believes that each person has their own unique story. He will provide a trustworthy environment for everyone to tell their story while listening with an open and compassionate ear.
“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is a quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow.” -Mary Anne Radmacher
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Tracy Elliott M.S., LMFT
I am passionate about helping individuals, couples and families restore their relationships and find the value within themselves. I work to help people find healing from their past and look forward to a future that allows them to live life to the fullest. I have worked over twenty years in various “people helping” positions. During this time, I have worked with those affected by developmental disabilities, multiple addictions, physical and sexual abuse, adoption, divorce, blended families, sexual orientation, and cultural and ethnic issues. In addition, I teach marriage building and parenting skills, along with premarital counseling.
I am passionate about helping individuals, couples and families restore their relationships and f... Read More
Melodie Gutierrez MFT Intern
Melodie is passionate about people feeling truly understood, when their stories and voices matter, and knowing they are never alone because God is not a God who forsakes us. She desires to make space for all of the questions, the pain, the hope, and the possibility of something new. Melodie believes change is possible when we’re met with compassion and when we can begin to see ourselves through a lens of grace rather than judgment.
About me “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” – C.S. Lewis
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Katherine Lopez M.A., LAC
Katherine takes the time to get to know each client and to develop a safe, trusting partnership. She views you as the expert on your own story and will help you identify your strengths and opportunities for growth. Katherine also offers therapy in Spanish and especially enjoys working with bilingual and bicultural clients.
“Courage is not the absence of fear; courage is fear walking.” – Susan David
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Ashley Malkin M.S., LAMFT
Ashley is passionate about facilitating hope, healing, and restoration in the lives of others. She desires to create an environment of warmth and compassion for clients to process through the things in life that hinder us from living in peace and connection to ourselves and others. She believes our stories hold immense value and would be honored to walk with you in your journey toward emotional, relational, and spiritual wholeness.
Ashley is passionate about facilitating hope, healing, and restoration in the lives of others. S... Read More
Sonora Roman-van der Walt M.S., LAMFT
Sonora is passionate about creating a safe space to come alongside individuals, couples, and families as they navigate difficulties in their lives. She enjoys working with teens, young adults, older adults, and their families. Her specialties include hoarding behavior in family systems, grief, and anxiety. She desires to help people heal and to care for themselves in the process.
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Amy Scott Master's Level Intern
Amy’s desire is to walk alongside those who are hurting and carrying heavy burdens. She is passionate about helping others discover a sense of belonging, achieve a deeper understanding of themselves, experience healing, and live a life that is aligned with their values. Amy values empathy, curiosity, wholeness, and connection. Her mission is to foster a space of compassion and peace for her clients by creating an environment where they can feel known, valued, and embraced.
“Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” – Martin Luther King Jr.”
Amy’s desire is to walk alongside those who are hurting and carrying heavy burdens. She is passio... Read More
Cindy Shembab M.S., LMFT
Cindy desires to encourage and empower individuals, families, and children as they work through life challenges and trauma toward healing. She has a heart to join with people to find healing through discovering their resilience and capacity to create change within relationships, valuing family-centered care through education, prevention, and collaboration.
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Jennifer Smith M.S., LAMFT-11038
“Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will” -James Stephens
Jennifer believes that healing is possible for anyone even with the deepest wounds. She is passionate about working with children, parents, and blended families to find meaningful connections in relationships. She also thinks kids are some of the most interesting and inspiring people to get to know.
“Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will” -James Stephens Jennifer believes that... Read More
Michael Smith MFT Intern
Michael is deeply grateful for the gift of entering into the lives and stories of others to co-create a space for peace and flourishing. He believes in being curious about the whole person: body, mind, and soul. He emphasizes a gentle and strong approach where hope and healing can grow in the midst of pain. He is excited to see individuals, including adolescents, couples, and families.
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Brent Thomas M.S., LAC
With experience in ministry, hospital and hospice chaplaincy, I’ve given my life to joining people in their current experiences; helping them to find and navigate healthy and hopeful paths forward. Together we identify the current situation, how you got there, where you’d like to go and how to get there in healthy ways. Specialized in grief and bereavement.
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